Fili vs Costa

Who won Fili vs Costa?

Melquizael Costa beat Andre Fili by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Fili vs Costa stats

Andre Fili stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Melquizael Costa made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Andre Fili's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Melquizael Costa marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Andre Fili's UFC record stood at 12-11-0, while Melquizael Costa's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Fili had a slight advantage in power over Costa, with a 42% knock out percentage over Costa's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had an advantage over Fili, with a 33% submission rate over Fili's 13%.

Andre Fili was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Fili had a height advantage of 1 inch over Costa.

Fili was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Costa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 83 to Costa's 63.

Fili vs Costa form

Fili had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Cub Swanson at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lucas Almeida at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Costa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Yilan Sha at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Steve Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Austin Lingo at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Thiago Moises at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had beaten Junior Melo at LFA 147 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Melquizael Costa had been fighting more than Andre Fili.

Going to this contest, Andre Fili had last fought 8 months and 12 days ago, while Melquizael Costa's last outing had been 8 months and 26 days ago.

Fili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Costa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Fili vs Costa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:05 AM UTC , which was 8:05 PM EST or 5:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:05 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Fili vs Costa?

Andre Fili was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Melquizael Costa made his way into the ring at 77/100 (-130) with oddsmakers.